Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

solemnify

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: solem-ni-fy
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make solemn.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The drink dates to 1861, when it was allegedly concocted at Brooks’s, a Whig party hangout in London, to commemorate the death of Queen Victoria’s prince consort Albert (or, more accurately, as a smoke screen to solemnify taking a glass of either stout or Champagne on so mournful an occasion)."

Etymology

From solemn + -ify.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: solemn

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

solemnifies (present, singular) solemnifying (participle, present) solemnified (participle, past) solemnified (past)

Frequently Paired Words

solemnification

Questions

What does solemnify mean?: To make solemn.
Where does solemnify come from?: From solemn + -ify.

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